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#Caturday
Woody and Pingree

Our 3-choc fudge cookies with buttercream white chocolate centres- oh my! 🤎

Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.

Looks like we had a dodgy link in this post - you can find the report here: www.parkinsons.org.uk/research/res...

🧠 New #Parkinson's research: tons of important learnings in the latest paper from the Women's Brain Foundation in Nature Medicine, which focusses on using a sex- and gender-informed lens to enhance Parkinson's care. 👉 Find out more and hear from the authors: https://buff.ly/4hkonDG
#Parkinsons

Happy new year !

‘What have we here?’: how asking yourself a simple question can transform the way you think about your life Forget generic self-help advice and focus instead on the unique set of hang-ups, character traits and personal circumstances that stop you living your best life One problem with trying to improve your life is that, all too often, the improvements you’re…

‘What have we here?’: how asking yourself a simple question can transform the way you think about your life

Happy New Year Michelle

9/ Why It Matters:
Active/Agentic children grow into adults who:
✅ Solve problems independently
✅ Manage emotions effectively
✅ Thrive in relationships and society

Passive children often struggle with self-doubt and dependence.
#ParentingTips #ChildDevelopment #MindfulParenting

What a year it's been for the Parkinson's community. ❤️ There have been hard times, of course, but also many moments of hope, joy and unity 🌷

Read our 10 highlights of 2024: https://buff.ly/4gjMRN3

📷 Anthony Desjardins carrying the Olympic torch, Montpellier

#YearInReview #Parkinsons #Parkinson

A 20-Minute Exercise Band Workout to Build Strength If you are short on time and space, here is a cheap, effective way to get stronger.

Research suggests that resistance bands are often as effective as weights at building strength, endurance and muscle mass.

Merry Xmas & Happy Holidays from the team at Winnipeg Sports Talk

Correlation does not equate to causation. And the people who need to understand that will likely, tragically, and frustratingly never do.

Check out this case of ATP1A3-Associated Paroxysmal Dystonia by LeDoux in the Tremor and Hyperkinetic Disorders Journal. Triggers can include chocolate. Did you know that paroxysmal episodes can be triggered by emotional excitement, heat, cold, exercise, chocolate, and menses. They may last 5 min.

8 years ago today I
broke my spine in 2 places. Couldn't walk.
Had many months of physical therapy
and hard work that felt impossible, but I
made it. I didn't quit. ls my walking always
perfect? No. But I learned that I can survive
anything.

Don't give up! You're stronger than
you think you are!

Cancer screening and quitting smoking have saved nearly 6 million lives Prevention, screening and treatment advances combined stopped 5.94 million deaths from cancer in the United States from 1975 through 2020.

Cancer screening and quitting smoking have saved nearly 6 million lives. Better treatments have also prevented cancer deaths in the last 45 years.
www.sciencenews.org/article/canc...

Parkinson's, reflections on the first six months, and recommendations What I've learned, gained and lost in the six months since diagnosis

New post: #Parkinsons, reflections on the first six months, and recommendations.

Some thoughts on what I've learned, gained and lost since hearing a #YOPD diagnosis.

newsletter.iainliddle.com/p/parkinsons...

(ft shout-outs to @whostolemydopamine.bsky.social and @shakinginmyboots.bsky.social)

A systematic review of the effects of different exercise types on balance function in healthy older adults & #Parkinsons patients; 21 studies reviewed & a meta-analysis showed that Tai Chi, yoga, & resistance training significantly improved balance in PD
www.frontiersin.org/journals/agi...

Two monarch butterflies are pictured. Headline reads: "Monarch Butterflies Are Recommended for Protected Status." Photo credit: Nic Coury for The New York Times.

U.S. wildlife officials proposed that monarch butterflies receive protection as a threatened species. nyti.ms/4fcCYja

Need to protect their habitat too.

Coffee: one of life’s joys

I hope you can join us for the kickoff event to start pre-planning for a different kind of Parkinson’s Awareness Month event. 2025 we ORGANIZE! www.eventbrite.com/e/pd-womens-...
#parkinsons

If we all find 100 posts to like every day, engagement and good will on @bsky.app grows exponentially.

Is it worth a few minutes to make the platform stronger ?

The "magic" is in the sweat isn't it?

Heidi Weinberg It’s been more than 13 years now and I’ve seen and worked with it all — young-onset PD to late stage, with and without cognitive decline, people who have had DBS surgery and every symptom.

"My advice? This disease can be managed, and exercise plays a HUGE role in that," says Heidi, a personal trainer for people with Parkinson's.

"There is hope despite this diagnosis, & my clients are proof of that!"

Read Heidi's PD Story: Parkinson.org/living-with-parkinsons/stories/heidi-weinberg

Zion National Park 🇺🇲❤️

After I moved to Canada a couple of years ago I realized that I was no longer constantly running a massive stress routine in the background of my mind worrying about health care and guns. It was weirdly noticeable only when it stopped.